Butler Finishes Florida Trip With Two Wins

Mar 18, 2011

ORLANDO, FLA. -- Senior Erin Jackson sparked Butler’s
offense and the Bulldogs used a couple of stifling pitching
performances to record two more victories on the final day of a
10-game trip to the Rebel Games in Orlando, Fla., on Friday (March
18). Butler finished the successful trip with a 9-1
record.

The Bulldogs defeated Siena, 4-0, behind the pitching of junior
Breanna Fisher and sophomore Jenny Esparza in the first game of the
day and then beat Rider, 9-2, to close out the week-long
trip. The two wins stretched Butler’s winning streak to
seven straight games.

Fisher pitched four-and-a-third innings in the opener and picked up
the victory. She struck out four in her shutout stint.
Esparza closed out the victory with six strikeouts in
two-and-two-thirds innings.

Jackson led the Bulldogs at bat with two hits in three trips to the
plate, two stolen bases and two runs batted in. Junior Erin
Falkenberry slugged a solo home run in the win, the 24th of her
Butler career.

Butler’s bats picked up in the second contest, with Jackson
leading the way with three hits, two runs, two stolen bases and one
RBI. Falkenberry added a pair of RBI’s, while junior
Jessica Huey had a two-run double. Sophomore Kayla Gray was
two for three in the victory.

Freshman Leah Bry pitched the first 3.1 innings, allowing just a
single run. Senior Jennifer Chasteen closed out the win with
a pair of strikeouts in 3.2 innings. She was nicked for a
run, but it was unearned. She has now pitched 36.1 innings
without allowing an earned run.

The two victories lifted Butler to 11-6 on the season. The
Bulldogs will return north to play a doubleheader at Indiana on
March 22, before playing their home-opener against Indiana State on
March 24.